Alessandro Volta

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  • Born in Como, Italy

    Born in Como, Italy

  • Becomes a professor, makes various inventions

  • Develops the voltaic pile, a forerunner of the electric battery

  • Marries Teresa Peregrini, have three sons

  • Napoleon makes him a Count to honour him

  • an electrical unit, the volt, takes his name

    an electrical unit, the volt, takes his name

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